Category Archives: New sights

Umeda Sky Tower

Posted on August 16, 2010 by celinecats

Golden Week Day 1: OSAKA Nearest station: Umeda Admission to deck: Y 700 Website: http://www.kuchu-teien.com/english/ The last stop for my Osaka day trip was the Umeda Sky Tower. I am not really fond of skylines nor of really high places, … Continue reading →

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Osakajo (Osaka Castle)

Posted on August 16, 2010 by celinecats

Golden Week Day 1: OSAKA Nearest station: Tanimachi-4-chome Admission to main castle tower: Y 600 Situated at the heart of the city, Osakajo is perhaps the main landmark of Osaka. It is said to have been integral to the unification … Continue reading →

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Kaiyukan (Osaka Aquarium)

Posted on August 11, 2010 by celinecats

Golden Week Day 1: OSAKA Nearest station: Osakako (Osaka Port) Admission: Y 2000 Official website: http://www.kaiyukan.com/language/eng/

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Shitenno-ji

Posted on August 6, 2010 by celinecats

Golden Week Day 1: OSAKA Nearest station: Shitennoji-mae-Yuhigaoka station admission: Y 300 (main Garan only), Y 700 (combo ticket) Built in 593 AD, Shitenno-ji is the oldest Imperial temple in Japan.  Shitenno refers to the four Buddhist Heavenly Kings.  The … Continue reading →

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Zambales

Posted on August 4, 2010 by celinecats

(photos taken in February 2009) I MISS THE BEACH. The clear blue waters that glisten with the sunlight. Smooth powdery sand that can literally hurt your eyes with its perfect whiteness. Colorful fishes unabashedly pecking at your feet, letting you … Continue reading →

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Shinjuku-gyoen National Garden(Dec 2009)

Posted on March 13, 2010 by celinecats

location: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Nearest station:  Shinjuku-gyoenmae; Sendagaya Don’t get me wrong, I love travelling alone. I get to enjoy every detail of it – the scents, the sounds,the sights, the tastes. I get to stay a while longer in … Continue reading →

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Autumn in Heirin-ji Temple

Posted on February 7, 2010 by celinecats

location: Niiza, Saitama, Japan nearest station: Shiki station My trip to Heirin-ji was my first real adventure in Japan. It was already the 3rd of week of November, and I figured that I needed to go someplace where I could … Continue reading →

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Yoyogi-koen (Yoyogi Park)

Posted on January 11, 2010 by celinecats

Nearest stations: Harajuku (JR Yamanote), Yoyogi-koen (Chiyoda subway line) Just a few steps from Meiji-jingu shrine in Shibuya is one of the largest parks in Tokyo – Yoyogi-koen. The park is not a manicured garden, but more of a huge … Continue reading →

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Meiji-jingu (November 2009)

Posted on January 10, 2010 by celinecats

(Nearest station: Harajuku) Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine, dedicated to the divine souls of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Emperor Meiji’s reign, I believe, is more for the opening of Japan to the world after its long isolation, thus … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Tokyo

Posted on December 30, 2009 by celinecats

Christmas in Japan is nothing really special or significant. With Christians comprising only 10% of the Japanese population, December 25 is treated as an ordinary working day. But, I must say, while this may be very different from what I … Continue reading →

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